Operating Hours & Seasons

Entryway to visitor center exhibits, including the burial scene at center.

National Park Service, 2015

African Burial Ground National Monument consists of an indoor visitor center and museum and an outdoor memorial. Hours of operation are listed below.

INDOOR VISITOR CENTER AND MUSEUM

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	Closed	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.	10 a.m.- 4 p.m.	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Exception:

The indoor visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

 

Outdoor memorial

OUTDOOR MEMORIAL

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	Closed	10am - 4pm	10am - 4pm	10am - 4pm	10am - 4pm	10am - 4pm

Exception:

The Outdoor Memorial will remain open until 5 p.m. during the summer months, from May 7 through September 2.
Starting September 2, the Outdoor Memorial will close at 4 p.m.

The outdoor memorial is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

It is open during the winter, weather permitting.